In a society that embraces the use of pills for
everything from oppositional childhood behavior to weight loss, it should come
as no surprise that a recent study reveals that depression is overdiagnosed and
overtreated with medication. The
study, conducted at Johns Hopkins, finds that many people are
taking antidepressant medication even though they do not meet the criteria for
Major Depressive Disorder, the condition for which medication is most often appropriate.
To put this in
context, let's say your child refuses to go to bed or hits her brother. I'm
guessing your first line of attack is not to go to your doctor and ask for
medication. Let's say you look in the mirror one day and recognize that you
really need to lose 40 pounds or so. Is medication your first thought?
Consider
the losses we all experience living in this world: getting fired from a job,
the death of a loved one, or divorce, just to name a few. Read more here...
